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Lisa Osofsky, director of the Serious Fraud Office, whose five-year term ends in September. Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg NewsThe director of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office touted some of the agency’s victories in the last annual report ahead of her departure in September, a tenure that was colored by a period of tumult that led to an independent review of the agency this past year.
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Lisa Osofsky, director of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office, will leave her job in August 2023 after completing her five-year tenure with the white-collar crime prosecuting agency, according to a person with knowledge of the SFO’s plans. The U.K. attorney general’s office will start its search for her successor immediately, the person said in an email, adding that Ms. Osofsky will remain in her job for a short period after her tenure ends if needed. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. PREVIEW The leadership of the SFO by Ms. Osofsky, a former U.S. prosecutor, has been marked by scrutiny over its handling of a criminal bribery probe into oil-services consulting firm Unaoil Group. More recently, her team scored a victory in a case against Glencore PLC.
Lisa Osofsky, wearing a scarf, and her team from the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office outside the court in London. LONDON— Glencore PLC, the commodities giant, said it would pay a penalty and costs of 281 million pounds, equivalent to about $320 million, after pleading guilty to British charges of bribing officials in West Africa for preferential access to crude oil. The penalty, imposed by a U.K. judge Thursday, is part of a wide-ranging bribery investigation by authorities in Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere that has hung over the global mining and trading business for years.
UK fraud office investigates COVID-related cases, article with imageUnited Kingdom · October 19, 2022 · 5:31 PM UTCThe UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating a small number of COVID-related fraud cases, although director Lisa Osofsky cautioned on Wednesday that the inquiries were at an early stage.
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